If one were to read the ENTIRE McIntosh article in question ("More Things We Can Do Without", Shooting Sportsman, Sept/Oct 2010), one would discover that he does not say "cylinder for everything". He's focusing mainly on upland hunters, per the following quote from that article:

"For upland hunters, choke now is more bane than boon. Choke performance traditionally is measured at 40 yards--but it's a well-documented fact that the great majority of upland birds are killed within 25 yards of the gun."